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XYLAN
Definition of XYLAN
noun
A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, XYLAN · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XYLAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XYLAN starts with X and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ALNXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found XYLAN?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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